Category Archives: News

Michigan's minimum wage rate will increase to $9.87 on January 1, 2022, an increase from the current $9.65. Michigan's Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishes the annual schedule a...

Congratulations to Amber Kinonen, Bay College's quarterly (December 2021 - February 2022) TORCH Award winner. Kinonen is the Transitional Studies Coordinator and English Instructor with the Arts and L...

Rep. Beau LaFave of Iron Mountain introduced a bill to help ensure election integrity by establishing a level-playing field between political candidates on social media. House Bill 5597, dubbed the 'J...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended Wednesday to the Michigan Legislature that 117 recreation development projects and land acquisitions totaling ...

LMAS District Health Department is issuing this Public Health Warning as COVID cases are rising rapidly, and local hospitals along with public health are facing capacity limits in managing this ongoin...

The Senate and House of Representatives Oversight committees held a joint hearing Tuesday, beginning a legislative inquiry into the state Unemployment Insurance Agency. The UIA was recently discovered...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced 24,090 new positive coronavirus test results and 198 new COVID-related deaths over the past two days. State officials also c...

Chocolay Township Police say they've solved the case of graffiti vandalism that's been happening the past few weeks in the community. The department on Tuesday released photos of two men near some of ...

The Michigan Lottery is warning the public to be aware of scam artists telling people they've won a big lottery prize but need to pay a fee to collect it. The Michigan Lottery processes all prize clai...

Marquette Mountain Resort (MMR) is pleased to announce that Kaet Johnson has been named MMR General Manager effective immediately. Kaet is an energetic individual who has demonstrated strong leadershi...